Hickman's Analog and RF Circuits

Intended for those designing analog circuits, this book covers such topics as RF amplifiers, oscillator design and behaviour, waveform analysis, optoelectronics, filters and op-amps, as well as offering insights in chapters such as Cautionary Tales for Circuit Designers, Circuit Reflections and Is Matching Easy?

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Hickman's latest guide is essential reading for anyone designing analog circuits. This book will enlighten, inform, interest, and even amuse readers, and give them the ability to tackle analog and RF design problems with confidence.

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Part 1: General analog circuitryVoltage referencesVersatile twin amplifier has many usesDifferentiating op-ampsCurrent conveyor ICs - a new building blockSingle-pot polarity and gain adjustmentLCR measuring transformed; Cautionary tales for circuit designersAnalog signal processingReflections opto-electronics

Part 2: Audio: Low distortion audio oscillatorMOSFET stabilises Wien amplitudeHigh-performance THD meterListening for clues

Part 3: RF: White noise - white knightReady to use RF amplifiers; Synchronous oscillators: alternative to PLL?The ins and outs of oscillator actionThe transformer-ratio-arm-bridgeSmaller steps to better performanceTweaking the diode detectorOscillating at UHFModulating linearlySweeping to VHF

Part 4: Basic principlesCharting RF performanceMagic numbers in electronicsHarmonising theory with practiceAnalysing waveforms in the practical worldSinewaves step by stepIs matching easy?